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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Many government, health, dental and other groups now caution that routinely mixing infant formula with fluoridated water puts babies at risk of developing discolored teeth (dental fluorosis - white spotted, yellow, brown and/or pitted teeth) without any benefit of less tooth decay (See citations*). Parents also need to know thathidden fluoride in baby foods can cause fluorosis.According to Dr. E. Angeles Martinez-Mier of the Indiana University School of Dentistry and a
dental scientist who has worked more than 20 years on fluoride
research, "the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention’s recommendation of not using fluoride in baby formula was
made because a study found that fluoride is not effective when the
person has no teeth. She said she participated not only in that study
but in four of the five CDC studies on fluoridation."(A)

The CDC also admits that “The prevalence of dental caries in a
population is not inversely related to the concentration of fluoride in enamel,
and a higher concentration of enamel fluoride is not necessarily more
efficacious in preventing dental caries.”

Preferably, fluoridation should be
stopped because it has been proven a dismal
failure

*Citations

Dr.
Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health, US Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) in a video commentary published on Medscape.com, March 8,
2011 says “…tooth enamel formation occurs from birth until about 8 years old. This
is also the time when dental fluorosis may occur with excess fluoride
consumption.”

Koh says, "if the child is exclusively consuming infant formula reconstituted with fluoridated water, there is an increased potential for mild dental fluorosis."

“Recent
evidence suggests that mixing powdered or liquid infant formula concentrate with
fluoridated water on a regular basis may increase the chance of a child
developing the faint, white markings of very mild or mild enamel
fluorosis.”

http://www.cdc.gov/FLUORIDATION/safety/infant_formula.htm#1

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Academy
of General Dentistry

“If
you add fluoridated water to your infant's baby formula, you may be putting your
child at risk of developing dental fluorosis...”

“Regularly
mixing a baby's formula with fluoridated tap water can provide enough fluoride
to cause fluorosis — mild white streaks on the teeth or more severe pitting or
staining of tooth enamel. Fluorosis can affect both baby teeth and permanent
teeth.”

“The
Vermont Department of Health recommends mixing powdered or concentrated baby
formula with water that is fluoride-free, or contains very low levels of
fluoride, for feeding infants under 12 months of age. Recent studies have
discovered the possibility that infants in this age group may be consuming more
fluoride than necessary.”

http://healthvermont.gov/news/2006/120806fluoride.aspx

---------------New
York State Department of Health

Parents
who are concerned about the risk of enamel fluorosis, can mix liquid concentrate
or powdered infant formula with water that is fluoride free or contains low
levels of fluoride. Examples are water that is labeled purified, demineralized,
deionized, distilled or reverse osmosis filtered water.

"...mixing
powdered or liquid infant formula concentrate withfluoridated
water on a regular basis for infants primarily fed in thisway
may increase the chance of a child’s developing enamel fluorosis,"according
to the CDA's Feb 2010 Report, Oral Health During Pregnancyand
Early Childhood: Evidence-Based Guidelines for HealthProfessionals.
( http://www.cdafoundation.org/library/docs/poh_guidelines.pdf(Page
12)

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National
Research Council In March 2006, the National Research Council (NRC) cautioned
that infants can fluoride-overdose via reconstituted baby formula. TheAmerican
Dental Association (ADA) passed this information on to its members
in a November 2006 e-gram

If
parents and caregivers are concerned about the potential for increasing a
child’s risk of developing enamel fluorosis, breast feeding, ready-to-feed
formula or powdered or liquid concentrate formula reconstituted with water that
either is fluoride free or contains low concentrations of fluoride are an
alternative. This type of water is often labeled “purified,” “demineralized,”
“deionized,” “distilled” or “produced through reverse-osmosis.”

http://oralhealth.deltadental.com/Search/22,DD63

----------------Minnesota
Dental Association

If
liquid concentrate or powdered infant formula is the primary source of
nutrition, it can be mixed with water that is fluoride free, or contains low
levels of fluoride to reduce the risk of fluorosis. Examples are water that is
labeled purified, demineralized, deionized, distilled or reverse osmosis
filtered water. Many grocery stores sell these types of drinking water for less
than $1 per gallon.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/57490.php

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Maryland
Government Agency

Regularly
mixing powdered or liquid infant formula concentrate with fluoridated water may
increase your child's risk of developing faint white markings or streaks on the
teeth -- a sign of mild enamel fluorosis.If you're concerned about fluorosis,
you can minimize your baby's exposure to fluoride by using ready-to-feed
formula. You can also alternate using tap water and nonfluoridated water for
formula preparation, or mix powdered or liquid infant formula concentrate with
low-fluoride water most or all of the time. CDC also recommends that parents can
use low-fluoride bottled water some of the time to mix infant formula; these
bottled waters are labeled as de-ionized, purified, demineralized, or
distilled.

"The
ADA and the CDC recommend the following for the parents of infants: Parents
should consider preparing powdered or liquid concentrate infant formulas using
water that contains no or low levels of fluoride"

http://www.chesterwater.com/waterquality/CCR2013.pdf

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American
Public Health Association: Policy Statement Database

Recent
evidence suggests that mixing powdered or liquid infant formula concentrate with
fluoridated water on a regular basis for infants primarily fed in this way may
increase the chance of a child’s developing the faint white markings of very
mild or mild enamel fluorosis.

http://www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/policysearch/default.htm?id=1373

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---Des
Moines Water Works

Powdered
or liquid concentrate infant formula can be mixed with water that is fluoride
free or contains low levels of fluoride. These types of water are labeled as
purified, demineralized, deionized, distilled or reverse osmosis filtered water
http://www.dmww.com/upl/documents/water-quality/lab-reports/fact-sheets/fluoride.pdf

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Broomfield,
Colorado

The
American Dental Association has recommended that for infants being fed primarily
reconstituted infant formula, a fluoride-free water source such as demineralized
or distilled water be used to reduce fluoride intake.

Although
the American Dental Association and the Florida Dental Association both endorse
fluoridated water as an effective way to prevent tooth decay, they have issued
an advisory recommending that non-fluoridated bottled water be used in powdered
or liquid-concentrate baby formula for infants.The advisories note that too much
fluoride can cause fluorosis, resulting in a discoloration or streaks on
teeth.